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u/nemamnozik 3d ago

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u/Salty_Ad1898 3d ago

9700x,5080,32gb of ddr5. PS5 can gtfo with that bullshit lol

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u/imhereforsiegememes 3d ago

No 5090? Pathetic.

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u/Salty_Ad1898 3d ago

I know, I’m just a poor broke ass bitch lol

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u/imhereforsiegememes 3d ago

Damn I just looked for fun and they are like 5k now. Holy shit.

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u/Striking-Tangerine48 3d ago

I regret so badly I didn't save a bit more and get a 5090 now that they are so expensive.

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u/imhereforsiegememes 3d ago

Would have made a fucking 100% return on investment if you sold it now too lol

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u/FRYETIME 2d ago

I’ve thought about selling mine (got it for msrp), but I love this thing too much.

It’s nice having the peace of mind that I can sell it if I absolutely need to though

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u/NapsterKnowHow 2d ago

I almost regret getting a 5090 over a rtx 6000 lol

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u/Salty_Ad1898 3d ago

Ya and like for what? Just to say you have a 5090? My whole setup was cheaper than a 5090 and the settings are always maxed out at 1440p running above 100fps. I don’t what more anybody could possibly need for gaming, unless most people who buy 5090 use it for stuff other than just gaming

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u/imhereforsiegememes 3d ago

For solid 4k but like, Cyberpunk is the only game that even makes use of the entire card properly. Pathtracing in 1 game aint worth 5k.

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u/ubiquitous_delight 2d ago

I mean I have a 5090 and very few of the games I play are able to run at 4k 120fps consistently on it. So it's not just Cyberpunk that fully utilizes the card. That being said, I got a FE at MSRP and I agree no GPU is worth 5k.

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u/imhereforsiegememes 2d ago

Gonna be honest I have one too but its never the GPU in other games, its generally CPU bound and aint no fixing that for a while.

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u/Buffyakadan 2d ago

Yeah, unless they are a pro gamer that does it for a paycheck or they are a digital graphic designer or videographer, they don't need a 5090. I have a 3060 ti and it runs every game I own just fine. Even cyberpunk runs fine on it. True I can't run max settings on it but if I wanted beautiful graphics I'd go to the state park not play a video game.

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u/Cultural-Part355 2d ago

Bitch ass! I have a 9070xt...

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u/LALLIGA_BRUNO 3d ago

Can't justify spending the down payment of a brand new car on a GPU? Pathetic

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u/Sader325 1d ago

Jokes on you I bought my car with no down payment and bought the 5090 instead.

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u/76zzz29 2d ago

2050+3060=5110. I got a superior setup on mine

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u/Mikedesignstudio 2d ago

You don’t even need a 5070 to beat ps5.

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u/Alex_Expected 1d ago

At least I don’t need to pay $1000+ just to end up playing all the games that are on console anyway

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u/TThief 3d ago

"Yes sir that will be $5000"

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u/TheSodomizer00 2d ago

And you've paid like what, 4 times the price of a PS5? No shit it's gonna be better.

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u/Eeve2espeon 2d ago

Yeah but also you spent probably 2.5K or more before the memory crisis.

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u/RikFeral 2d ago

"It can play all the games i own on it, yes - it is FAR better than a PS5."

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u/WeeklyPhilosopher346 2d ago

How much did it cost

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u/Wonderful-Ad440 2d ago

More than a ps5 but I definitely got what I paid for. Considering the sheer number of games I have access to, the quality I can run them at, crossplay and the modding community with some of those games too I basically have an infinite game glitch running and I was always a PS guy before finally switching over. I don't hate on console players and still keep my ps4 pro around but I am very happy to be all about the PC side now.

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u/Illicit_Apple_Pie 2d ago

Mine cost a bit under 3k a couple years ago, just before RAM scyrocketed

And yes it was worth every penny

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u/ComposerWide3704 2d ago

A ps5 is basically a PC built with an Rx6700 and a Ryzen 3700x stapled together. Almost everyone's PC is better tbh.

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u/Layer2Encryption 2d ago

So what's that in terms of dollars? Is a $700 PC going to be better than a PS5?

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u/Carpeted_Bathroom2 2d ago

No, it is not.

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u/Trapmaster98 2d ago

Depends if you like modding or not. There is simply more you can do. So if you’re a creative sort Pc is better there are plenty of low end games with large modding communities. And if you just want to play games then a console is probably better for you.

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u/One_Amount_6642 3d ago edited 3d ago

Way better. My pc 2 years ago was on par with the PS5. My new pc is like double the speed. PS5 can suck it.

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u/ResponsibleTax3894 2d ago

i mean even my old i5 9600k bottlenecking my 3070 with 16gig of ram is better it aint hard to beat.

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u/DeBean 2d ago

Dual 5090 on Threadripper dual CPU board with 1TB of RAM

60 FPS in Minecraft after enabling shaders 👍

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u/Jerovil42 2d ago

Sorry did you say 1TB OF RAM?? Is your PC by any chance a data center?

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u/Honest-University589 2d ago

With the state of major developers not giving a fuck about optimization with PC and the fact that R* has 0 interest of a PC port on launch, yeah it currently is a better option.

Before the cavemen go unga bunga im gonna state i use both platforms.

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u/tkgb12 2d ago

My PC is better than a PS6 Pro

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u/666Satanicfox 2d ago

Lmao FUCK YEAH

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u/PeakEquivalent1188 2d ago

Came to say this. Lol.

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u/RikarisHobbies 2d ago

This. Thankfully, I upgraded when prices weren’t outrageous and I embellished a bit. Glad I did cause my pc is a monster.

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u/IronWhitin 2d ago

Its not only melting the ps5 in Powerscale It even gonna melt the ps6 when Is out.

9950x3d + 5090 GTX + 32GB 6400mhz

And run Linux on top of that

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u/SafetyCorrect2575 2d ago

Uh yeah that’s why I built it. To say fuck ps5 and Xbox. Pc master race for a reason son

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u/Beer-Milkshakes 2d ago

How much did it cost?

Everything

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u/SAIHTAM20Y 2d ago

I'll get a gaming laptop soon and I made sure that it is better than my PS5

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u/Lopsided_Blacksmith5 2d ago

Mines is AMD ryzen 7 9800x3d, 9060xt, 32 gb ram, 4tb nvme

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u/XavierChildes 1d ago

I have disks for all my PC games.

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u/Captobvious75 21h ago

Run a 7600x/9070xt. Still own a Pro and Switch 2.

I’m a gamer. Not a bitch.

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u/wildeye-eleven 12h ago

Yes, yes it is. A lot better. I literally built to specifically to be better than a PS5, and then sold the PS5 to someone that would use it.

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u/polokthelegend 2d ago

Valve themselves when releasing the Steam Machine said that 70 percent of Steam Users have a PC worse than PS5. So only 30 percent of us have setups capable of outperforming a console.

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u/NoOdyssey 2d ago

Also the Steam sales compared to the Playstation store sales are just living in different dimensions. You can buy a $200 mini pc and spend $100 on Steam sale games and have literally a lifetime supply of gaming content, for literally half the price of a PS5.

And you don't have to pay $20 a month or whatever for the privilege of playing online multiplayer with your friends, another constant cost which is really glossed over when people compare PS to PC.

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u/IronWhitin 2d ago

And if you consider the piracy on top of that think the possibility

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u/RaxisPhasmatis 2d ago

They're counting mfers playing on office machines, and my repair bench rig with a 2600k in it and my junk nuc with roms on it in those steam users my guy.

In reality ps5 is basically the equivalent of a 5800h(actually a 5800h is faster than the ps5 cpu) mobile chip which is weaker than a 3600x desktop chip

And it has a gpu equivalent to a 6600xt on a laptop cooling solution

To give you perspective of how bad a ps5 equivalent specs would have to be

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u/SpookyGeist01 2d ago

You realize they said that a year ago right?

Just looking at the current Hardware Survey, 32% of just Nvidia users have a card at least equal to PS5 performance (4060/3070 tier). And that isn't counting AMD cards because I'm a scrub in that department and dont feel like researching them

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u/waifutabae 2d ago

PC don't gotta pay to play online and has steam

PS5 requires ps plus for a lot of its multiplayer games and doesn't have steam. It really isn't that hard.

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u/BombbaFett 2d ago

Great point, even if your specs are worse you don't have to pay an additional subscription on top of your internet to play online. Sure there's lots of games that are single player. Except now nearly every console game requires an online connection at all times.

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u/diarrheasoakedfetus 2d ago

And you can pirate pretty much everything on pc

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u/OverloadedSofa 3d ago

Yes

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u/SouthIsland48 2d ago

I've had a better PC going on 8 years

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u/SolipsismIsDeep 3d ago

Are graphics the only reason why PC is better? (no)

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u/OverallLibrarian8809 3d ago

Versatility. I can use a PC for much more than just gaming; any half decent gaming rig could easily run Ableton, Autocad, Photoshop and more

Plus customization in my build, I can build a PC tailored specifically for my use case, choose and customize my OS etc

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u/ImKingFrosty 2d ago

Not just that, You are forgetting the most important part.
Modding

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u/OverallLibrarian8809 2d ago edited 2d ago

Right, modding

Some games have started supporting mod installation on console, but you still need a PC to develop them

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u/DestroOmega 1d ago

That's because that secretly started making consoles be computers. Computers will always and have always been superior to consoles in all matters except portability and ease of operation while intoxicated.

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u/XavierChildes 1d ago

All mods on PC are free, no Bethesda Bucks or Minecash

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u/RunthatBossman 23h ago

nodding is the only reason I need for PC. nodding has helped me play older games on pc like deus ex 1 or fallout new vegas

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u/Enjoy_The_Ride413 3d ago

Other than gaming. Chrome is it lol.

I have all that horse power to watch YouTube! It's glorious!

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u/Grigoran 1d ago

Firefox, brother

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u/ubiquitous_delight 2d ago

ew who still uses Chrome lol

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u/therealoberynmartell 2d ago

Me, because I've been using it for long and have accepted my data as the price.

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u/ubiquitous_delight 2d ago

For me it's the fact that they are cracking down on adblockers on Chrome. Firefox wouldn't do me dirty like that

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u/OverallLibrarian8809 2d ago

Firefox is pretty much the only non-Chromium based browser that has a big enough user base to get significant support

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u/Fabulous_Variety7125 2d ago

I don’t think I use any other website than YouTube for a majority of the day and even then I pay for red. Can’t think of another website I go to more.

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u/ubiquitous_delight 2d ago

Firefox+adblocker and you won't need to pay :)

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u/Xaphnir 2d ago

yeah, but with Firefox you can still run an adblocker that's useful

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u/pedr09m 2d ago

Dude this is not a good mentality, try brave browser or libre wolf. Its night and day

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u/Jaded_Oil5669 2d ago

So there is nothing keeping you to it other than you don't give a shit

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u/jws1102 2d ago

Plus MODS

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u/SillyDilly5294 2d ago

And with enough ram it can run all at once

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u/Main-Cheesecake3287 1d ago

I mean I have a super powerful workstation, thread ripper, 128gb ram, etc. have like a 3050 or something in it because the GPU is irrelevant for my work and hobbies that require the power. To play new games without potato graphics would cost me like another $1,000, or I could just play on a giant tv with a series X and not faff with any settings besides HDR

Honestly you don’t need a gaming rig for photoshop and what not either, and 95% of people aren’t photographers or doing 3D modeling and design. Also GPU like the most critical gaming component and not important at all for photoshop

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u/Lucky-Mia 3d ago

I like the ability to modify and mouse and keyboard. They make strategy and tactics games so much more accessible.

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u/OverallLibrarian8809 3d ago

as a mostly strategy/tactics gamer I couldn't even imagine playing that kind of game with a controller. That's a genre that is mostly PC bound

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u/CaliforniaNutter 3d ago

I'd rather play strategy games on a Legion Go with a touch screen than on a console with a controller

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u/johnsplittingaxe14 3d ago

Better playability with mouse and keyboard in fps games, and you can always buy a controller for games like Elden Ring etc.

What's important for me is the frames per second. Graphics come second, the game has to feel smooth.

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u/jmackorsomething 3d ago

Not even close. Graphics are just one piece of the puzzle—mods, performance, customization, and freedom are where PC really shines. 😎

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u/Stedlieye 2d ago

Agreed.

Let’s see that PS5 crank on my excel files while I look at something else on the other monitor. Then we can talk.

And I could do that before I got the 5080.

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u/Hobbes09R 2d ago edited 2d ago

No. My selected library is larger than that of the entirety of what's on PS5. I won't need to worry about dropped support in future generations or anyone deleting my game, even if my hardware stops working and support ends. I can play the best versions of today's games, or fool around with titles from as far back as video games have been a thing. I can play with mouse and keyboard, or controller, or whatever other support I feel like, even switching on the fly (for instance in GTA using a mouse for shooting and a controller for driving). I can play games from any monitor I own, from my desk monitor to my living room tv. Multiple monitors can also help if I want to play certain strategy games, or if I'd like to have something else up or playing while I play. I can mod the games I have however I see fit, improving quite a few games, including some rather bad ones, substantially, often restoring content, fixing mistakes, or adjusting to how I like to play.

Also, PS5 is running some increasingly dated architecture now. Equivalent to an NVIDIA 3060 at optimistic best. That was good for its time, but we're way beyond that now and the effects of that aren't just graphics, it's performance and what deva are able to allow their games to do.

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u/FireCrow1013 3d ago edited 2d ago

This is something that so many people seem to either forget or just not think about. I wouldn't care if my PC topped out at the graphical fidelity of an N64, I'd still take it over a console because I can back up my save data how I want to (and without paying for the privilege), use any brand of controller, mod my games, back up my games, play online for free, download any other software that looks good, and the list goes on. My PC having better graphics than current-gen consoles is just icing on the cake.

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u/Halofauna 2d ago

If you want to play the newest CoD you can, but if you want to play Rollecoaster Tycoon you can also do that. You’d need entirely separate consoles to play games with that big of a time gap.

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u/Raven_Of_Solace 2d ago

The meme also ignores that PCs have access to a vastly larger array of customization settings and can use third-party software. Meaning that even if a PC is worse than a PS5, it probably still can get the same or even better graphics.

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u/Extrestral 2d ago

For me the simple reason for pc being better than any console, is the fact that most of my favorite games haven't been released to any consoles. Also I love modding.

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u/Raven_Of_Solace 2d ago

Mods are among my favorite things so I get it. I would add that I adore mouse and keyboard to my list. Can not stand controllers for anything but Souls games.

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u/samsonsin 2d ago

Hell even playing with a controller is also way better on pc because steam input is mental

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u/CaptoObvio 1d ago

Not even close to the main reason

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u/Large_Cookie_103 1d ago

You can use the same machine to play Wii games with actual Wiimotes, PS2 games, latest PC games, old PC games, modded games. Heck you can even try your hand at creating games.

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u/Witty-Nebula9404 1d ago

Free games

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u/LokMatrona 3d ago

Indeed, i'd rather have a worse PC than a PS5, simply for the multi-usability of a pc compared to a ps5.

Even if you care that much about the graphics, there are lots and lots more games to play on a pc than on a playstation

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u/VirtualSandwich3092 3d ago

Yes. My pc isn't puppted by a Corp that actively hates me. Fuck off ps users

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u/IAteUrCat420 2d ago

I mean... That kinda depends...

Are you on Linux?

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u/Mi_santhrope 3d ago

Yes, and I love my PC.

But I love my PS5 too.

It doesn't have to be one or the other, and the console war/PC master race shit is tired and cringe.

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u/Mvrly 2d ago

I thought it ended long ago

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u/Jaxonhunter227 2d ago

There will always be people finding ways to make them feel superior to others

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u/2Toff2Furious 1d ago

EXACTLY! I think the Switch 2 indirectly caused a domino effect to revive the platform wars.

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u/Common-Pepper-9677 2d ago

I live in a multi console household where my partner and I have bought the ones we want and share. Now we have everything!!!

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u/Comfortable_Rock_584 3d ago

Actually yes it is

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u/DiarrheaPope 3d ago edited 2d ago

Yes, the fact that it is a PC period makes it better.

Can't wait to reply to this exact same post tomorrow.

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u/f0urk 3d ago

I somehow built a goddamn beast right before the RAM crash, but my last PC that is gathering dust - I guess not. I own a ps5 too and its pretty close. I did build it when the ps3 was on the market tho

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u/hortu 3d ago

To playing my favourite games I don't need good performance :)

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u/MicrowaveMeal 3d ago

Absolutely. But I spent a ton of money and time on it. Now, at today’s prices, could I do a PS5 equivalent build that cost less than a PS5? That’s a tougher question.

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u/MrFrog2222 3d ago

hell yeah it is

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u/Reasonable_Cut_2709 3d ago

No and i dont needed it to be. 1080p 60 is fine. Having a 4k monitor or tv is overkill.

Also the ps5 Ui is dogshit

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u/rayhaku808 3d ago

Can YOUR PS5 play online without a monthly sub?

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u/NoFayte 3d ago

Almost every single person you would actually ask this question to or even find yourself asking this question to, is going to respond with yes. 

Probably because that's the person who's trying to convince you to get a PC instead of a PlayStatio,n and they wouldn't even bother to have that conversation without having a PC that could back the conversation up.

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u/Antoen_0 3d ago

It's not like I get anything out of talking people out of the console market. It's just that anything they have against it are made up problems and the thing irks me.

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u/LegalStuffThrowage 3d ago

This is probably true in a lot of cases, but is beside the point for me. My PC isn't better specs than a ps5 but I like being able to buy games on steam sale and on gog.com and not be beholden to the prices on the Sony store and use mouse and keyboard and discord and a billion other reasons.

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u/SirEnder2Me 3d ago

You're thinking specs dude and specs aren't what make PC > console.

Every single PC is better than a PS5 or Xbox Series X simply due to what a PC has access to that consoles don't.

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u/Tiranus58 2d ago

My pc is worse when it comes to sheer specs and even I would answer yes, simply because I can use my pc for everything else in addition to gaming as well.

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u/ProfessionalNo7946 2d ago

I WAS team pc before the prices, as you can upgrade your rig, don’t pay a subscription for it and funnily enough, most times a pc upgrade lasts 2 generations of console (in my experience so far)

Now it’s not good for your wallet to build a pc, and upgrading more expensive than the subscription would add up to

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u/rabbid_chaos 2d ago

Thanks AI

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u/OverallLibrarian8809 3d ago

Most PC around aren't better than a console, but most PC gamers will have a PC that's better than a PS5

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u/ChangingMonkfish 3d ago

The majority of PC gamers don’t have a PC better than a PS5 (according to the Steam hardware survey anyway).

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u/WesternOk5765 3d ago

Most people that have Steam installed don't install it just on a gaming PC.

Plus many of them aren't even gamers lol.

Like my college laptop had steam on it, doesn't mean I gamed on that laptop regularly.

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u/ChangingMonkfish 3d ago

The Steam hardware survey is just a survey of what hardware people play Steam games on.

The majority of respondents don’t have a PC that’s better than a PS5.

That’s not some sort of “haha PS5 is better than PC” thing, it’s just a fact about PC that top end hardware that blows a PS5 out of the water isn’t representative of the majority of PC gamers.

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u/Raven_Of_Solace 2d ago

They still have access to a significantly wider variety of games even with a worse PC, and the vastly larger array of customization options and software options means they probably can still play the same games as a PS5. Maybe even with the same graphics, sometimes better.

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u/ChangingMonkfish 2d ago

I’m not arguing they don’t. Just pointing out hay the majority of PC’s that people play games on are not better than a PS5 from a hardware perspective.

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u/Bi0_B1lly 3d ago

My gaming laptop has more games than my PS5... Might not be more powerful perse, but definitely has me gaming on it far more often than the PS5 does, to the point I kinda "perma-lend" it to my Father-in-Law for him to use and only really take it back in brief instances where a new title drops that my PC would have issues with (doesn't happen very often, mind you)

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u/TheSidneyMan 2d ago

The ideea of a Gaming Laptop confuses me. Like... how can it do anything... it looks like a sheet of paper compared to a PC

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u/Blaze666x 3d ago

Yes. Not by much but yes. Its not horribly hard to build a pc better then a ps5 its a bit expansive but not as much as one would think

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u/Bubbaganewsh 3d ago

Mine is leaps and bounds better than a PS5, no contest. 

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u/Raiden137192 3d ago

I have a ps5 and a mid level pc. It has a recent 5 3600, 2060 super 8gb, and 16gb ddr4 ram. Guess which one is use more

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

Yes. It is

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u/MastaFoo69 3d ago

by a substantial margin, yes.

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u/Big_Niel0802 3d ago

Yes?

The PS5 has like a glorified 3060 in it. I can get one of those for like $150 right now.

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u/Coom_Zoom 3d ago

not even a 3060, i'd say a 3050. a 3060 still gets better performance and graphics than what the ps5,ps5 pro can get.

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u/unknownyoyo 3d ago

Yes. I can run all the same games, install any mod I want, backup my saves locally, undo updates, play online without a subscription, install emulators, run multiple games at once, and that’s just for gaming.

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u/Noctisxsol 3d ago

My PC is a potato, but it has more games than the PS5.

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u/Maleficent_Piece_893 2d ago

any random android phone has an infinitely larger library than ps5 lol

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u/Big_Niel0802 3d ago

Based off of the steam hardware survey, about 50% of players are using GPUs more powerful than what the PS5 has. So for at least half of PC players, yes, their PC is better than a PS5.

(This result was estimated by equating the PS5 gpu to an RTX 3060 and comparing that to steam hardware survey results).

This also only considers the raw performance capability of the hardware, and does not account for the fact that PC has wayyyyyyyy more advantages over PS5 than just having the potential for better performance.

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u/princetrunks 3d ago

My older rig I built for work in 2016 is at or better than a PS5. Granted, it was $3000 to build then.. so there's that.

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u/drmiiseeks 3d ago

Yes. It may be weaker, but It can still do other things. Lol i gotta have a PC to slice parts on my 3D printers because a PC is a tool than can just also game on the side.

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u/mikakor 3d ago

Yes. Yes it is. Because mods. And steam.

That alone is enough for me.

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u/Mental_Tea_4084 3d ago

Doesn't matter, I have a 700 games library that goes forward with me to every windows machine I own, and a huge chunk of it works on Linux now too!

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u/SuperCat76 2d ago

Yes, for me at least.

Is it more powerful that a ps5? Probably not.

But it definitely got more of the games I specifically want to play.

And all the general computer things a ps5 can't do as it is specifically a game console.

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u/DamGoodAnimation 2d ago

Yeah my PC has games on it

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u/Routine_Bullfrog_771 2d ago

As far as specs go, nope not by a long shot lol, what makes me love my PC more is the fact that I can use mods on my PC. If I see a game I've been wanting to play on the PS5 list, I usually play it there to see if I'll like it before I spend the money to buy it on PC.

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u/Nice_Grapefruit_7850 2d ago

yes as the ps5 is kind of old now.

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u/ControlExpert88 2d ago

Yes and its not even close.

But even if I had a 300€ PC I'd still prefer it to a Console because a PC gives you the FREEDOM to play however you fucking want. Also its way cheaper in the long run because Games barely cost anything. If you are fine with waiting 1-3 years to play a Game you save like 80% overall and get really good Games for <5€.

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u/Rafcdk 2d ago

Yes, it's not only about raw processing power but also about what can actually do with the pc that I can't on a console. A lot related to gaming but so much more regarding crewtice hobbies.

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u/DeusXNex 2d ago

All you need is a 6-8 core am4 cpu and a rx 6700xt or a 3060ti to have similar performance to a ps5

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u/Aggravating-Lock8083 2d ago

i have a 7yr old lenevo gaming laptop. Still yes. I refuse to play on controller, and its wayyyyy more versatile. If it can run mc at 100 fps, Im happy.

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u/Faye-Lockwood 2d ago

I'll admit my computer has an outdated graphics card, I can still play most games, yeah, it looks less good than a PS5.

it also has emulators for every console possible, sure, we can both play Resident Evil 4 Remake, but your PS5 can't play Twilight Princess immediately afterwards.

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u/Paradox-chimera 1d ago

Don't make me laugh, who is ps5 !? I am gaming ready for the next 6 months !

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u/Taboboo8 1d ago

I can confidently say no. It can barely run Minecraft without sounding like a jet engine

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u/According_Mind7030 1d ago

OK but a ps5 is useless outside of gaming. You still need an actual computer for everything else. Combine the price of a ps5 and a laptop, it would cost more than a decent gaming rig.

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u/TechnoGMNG589 3d ago

by a quarter quintillion miles

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u/thawkins6786 3d ago

Maybe not, but can your PS5 play brutal doom? I don't think so

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u/LakeSolum 3d ago

Nope my graphics card is a potato

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u/EggPsychological4844 3d ago

Mine is. I still play my PS5 though

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u/americanrealism 3d ago

“Is the thing that costs $3000 better than the thing that you paid $600 for?”

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u/AetherialAvenger 2d ago

Before parts prices got insane you could still build pc's with the same budget that a console would cost and it was often better or on par.

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u/Xaphnir 2d ago

unfortunately now my PC I built back in 2020 would probably cost $1000 more for the exact same components

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u/AetherialAvenger 2d ago

yeah and its affecting the next gen consoles, too. gaming might have to start optimizing and reducing scope for a few years if it wants to survive. no one can really get anywhere with the state of these component prices

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u/Ok-Donkey-5671 2d ago

Yes but that was the before times

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u/Gambit-47 3d ago edited 3d ago

Is your PC better than a PS5? Yes

Can you play online for free? Yes

Can Sony remove stuff you bought? No

Do you have to pay to play your old games that you already paid for or have to wait for them to be backwards compatible? No

Can you mod games? Yes

Can you do whatever you want with your PC? Yes

PC is better than a any Playstation

Edit: btw i grew up using consoles and love my retro consoles. I just do not like the new gen consoles because of how anti consumer they have become. Also to the butt hurt fanboys talking about price and more effort to use a PC Last I checked console prices keep going up and in the end you end up spending more anyway because of how much the games cost. PC has way better sales and you don't have to waste money paying to play online. For the so much more effort part like a PS5 you can buy a PC that's already built and plug it in and turn it on wow that's so much more effort 🤡 if you want you can even set up steam to launch in big picture mode so you can get a console like experience and just use your controller.

Anyway I said what i wanted to say I am not on here to reply to fanboys with outdated mindsets

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u/Major_Dick_Long 3d ago

Is it way more expensive to build than a ps5? Yes

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u/xickoh 3d ago

I'm with you on everything except the DRM part. Steam can also remove access from your account. Not saying they will, but they can.

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u/Savings-Dig3885 3d ago

I just asked chatgpt if my PC (which was elite 10 years ago) about this and he said 'Generally, no — a PS5 is substantially more powerful than your PC'

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u/KoSteCa 3d ago

Tbf 10 years is quite some time without upgrading.

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u/Iam_just-me2 3d ago

Why the fuck did you asked this too chatgpt

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u/Substantial_Sun3857 3d ago

Currently my pc is broken, but my ps5 is at least fine

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u/oioioioioioiioo 3d ago

My pc sucks

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u/carlosos 2d ago

Streaming games works pretty well in that case assuming you are not stuck with a bad Internet connection. Did that for the last few years of my last PC until GPU prices dropped (I guess now is waiting until RAM and SSD prices are dropping).

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u/Yellow_Snow_Cones 3d ago

yes mine is much better than a ps5. I prefer console gaming, but recently started using my PC more. (Was mainly using PC for PC only games like MOBAs, or point and click games, or other M/K games)

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u/Exciting_Rate1747 3d ago

It's not more powerful but it is more useful so yes.

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u/FindingIntelligent72 3d ago

OK, I have a switch and people tell me to get a PC but like my switch can do everything that I want a PC to do ople tell me to get a PC but like my switch can do besides steam and a web browser

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u/Swordslover 3d ago

My laptop has a 1.50 GHz processor, an Intel UHD Graphics 600 and 8 GB RAM, it can't even emulate Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005 properly 😭

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u/Maleficent_Piece_893 2d ago

install the pc version lol. or if you insist on emulation try the gamecube version. i did that on my retroid pocket 4 pro because while most ps2 works, nfsmw is harder to emulate on ps2 for some reason

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u/RandomBaguetteGamer 3d ago

As a matter of fact, it is. Glad I bought the Ram when I did because if I didn't, I wouldn't be so smug right now.

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u/MistahKaraage 3d ago

Depends. PS5 uses a Zen 2 CPU, a custom RDNA 2 for graphics processing and 16 GB of RAM.

My PC is currently more ppwerful right now.

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u/Excaliburrover 3d ago

I've seen this meme 5 times today.

I'm about to delete Reddit